Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-24
THU NAVAL REVIEW.
THE QUEEN lNSPECTS TIE NAVY
OF Great Britain and is Enthusiastically
Received.
A DESCRIPTION OF The REVIEW.
Discussion on the Operation Of the Coercion
Act

and South Sea have been thronged for
days past in anticipation OF the Jubilee
Naval review fixed for the afternoon at
Spithead.
The crowds were immensely augmentef,
this iuorning by the arrival of innumerable
visitors from all parts of the country who
came by special trains from London and
other centres. The good positions for OBJ
serving the display were well occupied.
The weather could not have been more
favorable. There was bright sunshine
and light breeze was blowing Every
body was in holiday attire and gay dresses
and splendid uniforms gave the crowded
thoroughfares brilliant appearance.
PROMINENT AMERICANS PRESENT.
Special trains brought down from Lon
don the Lords of the Admiralty, members
of the House of Lords and the Commons
and numerous representatives Of the for
eign legations the American Legation at
London; Lieutenant and Mrs. Chadwick
Lieutenant Buckingham, naval attache Of
the American Legation at Paris, and Mrs.
Buckingham; Hon. Thomas NJ. Waller, U.
S. Consul General at London; General
Joseph K. Hawley, Senator Frye and Mr..
A. J. Hopkins, member of Congress from
Aurora, Ill.
Mr.. Phelps party appeared to thorough
ly enjoy themselves all being in the best
of spirits. Mr. Levi p. Morton and fam
lily were aboard the private yacht, Ezra
Rust. August Jay, Second Secretary of
the American Legation Mt Paris; Alan Ar
thur, son of the late ex-President; Mrs.
Frank Leslie and Mr. Logan Roots, were
also atloat aboard different crafts; Mr. Jay,
accompanied by Mr.. Kane, being aboard
the Helicon, the rigging of which was well
hidden by flags.
Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilt's yacht, the Alva,
was conspicuous in the marine procession
to Spithead and was beautifully decorated
with flags.
AN ANIMATED SCENE
1t was scene of extreme animation, hun
dreds of private craft Of every description,
all handsomel ly decorated and well treighted
with gaily-dressed people, being anchored
here. 1t looked like gigantic marine
picnic. The Bonnie Doom carried scores
of Americans. The crowds atloat and
ashore were numerous. On arriving at
Portsmouth dockyard the favored ones
embarked on board troopships appointed
to convey them from here and
from Southampton TO Spithead. The
ladies were dressed in charming
costumes, mostly OF white trimmed with
colors; the men for the most part, that is
the civilians, wore ilanneIs and light ma
terials. The brilliant uniforms of the
countless officers, both military and naval,
presented sight seldom witnessed in the
town. Everything was bright with color.
Two immense Indian Liners were the
first to move off with their guests, and
these majestic vessels, as they moved
through the water, created the most en-
thusiastic admiration from the multitude
on shore These were followed by other
troop ships from the Portsmouth dock
yard, and by scores OF stream yachts car.
rying great loads OF passengers to view the
great naval tournament. The steamer
Bonnie Doom was filled with Americans.
THE NAVAL EvoLUTIoNs
! The vessels forming the vast fleet at
Spithead were divided into their cruising
squadrons and moved in columns, line
ahead, ships two cables apart, columns at
vision and faced eastward. There were
also formed in columns of fdiyision, parallel
to the other squadrons and arranged in
the same manner, five coast defense squad
rons, each consisting of coast defense ships,
gunboats and torpedo beats. Six training
ships were mOOred in single column in
shore, parallel to the other liners. The
foreign ships of war present were anchored
off Brown Down.
Never before has the world seen in all
its history such fleet gathered together.
IL represented every class of vessel in the
British navy from the majestic iron clad TO
the spiteful torpedo boat. Compared with
this review the review of the Crimean
fleet by the Prince Consort and the Queen
thirty-One years ago sinks into insigniii-
canoe. Some of the wooden ships used at
that time were decked out to-day for thel
occasion and there, pointing to the still
earlier history of the navy, standing as
steadily on the choppy sea as she did in
her palmy day rode
NELSON'S OLD SHIP, VICTORY,
one of the noteworthy sights on this NOM
Orable day. Every ship or steamboat that
passed her gave her round of cheers, till
her old timbers echoed. The old war vessel
had mounted gun or two and Joined in
the general salute to the Queen and Empe-
rors. Great praise must be given TO Lord
Charles Beresford, TO whose excellent ar
rangements, both iu respect to the atten-
ton of the guests and the success OF the
affair, is largely due.
Just before three clock the royal yacht
Albert and Victoria, with Her Majesty the
Queen on board, started from her buoy,
and preceded by the Trinity yacht and
followed by the royal yachts Osborne
and Alberta, and Her Majesty's ships En-
chantress, Helicon, Euphrates, Crocodile
and Malabar. The royal yacht and the
vessels accompanying her passed between
the lines, leaving the coast defense squad
ron on the port side. After proceeding as
far as the Horse Elbow Buoy the royal
yacht turned to starboard, passing between
the two columns Of large ships forming A,
B and C s4uadrons, and then between the
lines Of foreign ships Of war. As Her
Majesty passed through the endless lines
of war ships, each yard arm being manned
with brswny tars, deafening cheer after
cheer was sent up from the crews to greet
their sovereign.
| AFTER THE ENTIRE TOUR
Of the ships had been made the great can
non on the large ships began to thunder
forth the royal salute. As each gun sent
it, tribute over the waters, the vessels be-
gan to roll and the sea TO heave. The
Queens reception was most enthusiastic.
The vessels drawn up in line extended
over four miles and even to this line was
added the great troop ships laden with
spectators; also falling into line and salut-
ing as the Queen passed.
Preparations for Enforcing Coercion.
LONDON, July 23.-Great curiosity and
considerable anxiety is manifested over the
outcome of to-day's deliberations in Dub
t. -. 49, of sat4ioo the fnarhtn-